Coming out of their bye week, the Buffalo Bills shared positive news that cornerback Maxwell Hairston, the team’s rookie first-round selection in 2025, was having his 21-day return-to-practice window opened. Now recovered from an LCL injury suffered in the early goings of training camp, Hairston appears set to make his regular-season debut with the Bills in the coming weeks.

To that end, Hairston was an active participant in practice on Wednesday, October 22, ahead of the team’s Week 8 game against the Carolina Panthers. It’s Hairston’s first active practice with the team this season.

Under the guidelines of the 21-day return-to-practice window, Hairston can practice and prepare to play without counting towards the team’s 53-man active roster. That gives Buffalo the flexibility needed to

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